Welcome to my Blog! I read where there was a need for English Propers for the Traditional (1962 Missale Romanum - Tridentine) Latin Mass, so I will try posting the prayers and readings each day, if they are available. I will also post some other writings regarding the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the greatest Act of Worship we can offer to Almighty God and the closest we can get to Heaven!

Introit

Traditional Mass

Friday, February 09, 2018

Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria, was known as the Doctor of the Incarnation. He took a fearless stand against the Nestorian heretics who denied that the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity was made man. As the Pope's legate, Cyril presided over the third General Council, held at Ephesus in 431. The clear statements of this great council regarding the Incarnation defined that the Son of God is both God and man and that the Blessed Virgin, His Mother, is truly the Mother of God. Of St. Cyril it may be said, "Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the Church shall show forth his praise" (Eccli. 39:14).

IntroitSir 15:5In the midst of the
assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of
wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory. Ps 91:2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High.V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.In the midst of the
assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of
wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory.

Mass ofa Doctor of the Church, except

COLLECT

O God, You made Cyril, Your blessed confessor bishop, the invincible champion of the most blessed Virgin Mary's divine Motherhood. We firmly believe that she is truly the Mother of God. May her motherly protection save us through the prayers of St. Cyril. Through Our Lord . . .

Commemoration of SAINT APOLLONIA

Apollonia was a virgin and deaconess of Alexandria. She died for Christ during a bloody persecution of the faithful in A.D. 249.

O God, one of the marvelous examples of Your power was granting the victory of martyrdom even to delicate womanhood. May the example of the blessed virgin martyr Apollonia, whose birthday we celebrate today, draw us closer to You. Through Our Lord . . .

Lesson
Lesson from the secons letter of St Paul the Apostle to Timotheus2 Tim. 4:1-8
Beloved: I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus, Who will
judge the living and the dead by His coming and by His kingdom, preach
the word, be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, entreat, rebuke
with all patience and teaching. For there will come a time when they
will not endure the sound doctrine; but having itching ears, will heap
up to themselves teachers according to their lusts, and they will turn
away their hearing from the truth and turn aside rather to fables. But
be watchful in all things, bear with tribulation patiently, work as a
preacher of the Gospel, fulfill your ministry. As for me, I am already
being poured out in sacrifice, and the time of my deliverance is at
hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have
kept the faith. For the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of
justice, which the Lord, the just Judge, will give to me in that day;
yet not to me only, but also to those who love His coming.

GradualPs 111:1-3V. Ecclus. 45:9 The Lord loved him and adorned him; He clothed him with a robe of glory. Osee 14:6V. The just man shall blossom like the lily; and shall flourish forever before the Lord.

GOSPELContinuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to MatthewR. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.Matt 5:13-19
At that time Jesus said to His disciples: "You are the salt of the
earth; but if the salt loses its strength, what shall it be salted with?
It is no longer of any use but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot
by men. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot
be hidden. Neither do men light a lamp and put it under the measure, but
upon the lampstand, so as to give light to all in the house. Even so
let your light shine before men, in order that they may see your good
works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Do not think that I have
come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy, but
to fulfill. For amen I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not
one jot or one tittle shall be lost from the Law till all things have
been accomplished. Therefore whoever does away with one of these least
commandments, and so teaches men, shall be called least in the kingdom
of heaven; but whoever carries them out and teaches them, he shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.

SECRET

O Almighty God, look graciously upon these offerings of ours. Through the intercession of blessed Cyril may we worthily receive into our hearts Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who is coeternal with You in glory; who lives and rules with You . . .

Commemoration of SAINT APOLLONIA

O Lord, Accept the gifts we bring You on the feast of Your blessed virgin martyr Apollonia, through whose intercession we hope to be set free. Through Our Lord . . .

POSTCOMMUNION

O Lord, we have been nourished by Your divine Sacrament. May the example and merits of the blessed bishop Cyril help us to serve fittingly the most holy Mother of Your only-begotten Son; who lives and rules with You . . .

Commemoration of SAINT APOLLONIA

O Lord, through the intercession of Your blessed virgin martyr Apollonia, may we be aided by the reception of the Blessed Sacrament and rejoice in Your everlasting protection. Through Our Lord . . .

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I'm 80, formally married to Marianne for 52 years, [Marianne passed away to the Lord on August 9th, 2013 after suffering a stroke and two cardiac arrests.] We have 4 children (plus 2 in heaven-stillborn) and nine grandchildren plus 1 Step-grandchild. I'm a Korean War Vet, U.S. Navy; I was a Motorcycle News Courier for U.P.I., and WNEW Chanel 5 TV News, during 60's & 70's; a Lieutenant in the Wycoff Hospital Police in the 90's. I was ordained a Permanent Deacon for the Brooklyn Diocese on April 25, 1987 and served in four parishes before relocating to Florida in 2002. I'm still incardinated for Brooklyn Diocese. There was no parish in my town so we traveled to either Mt. Dora or Eustis for Mass. My oldest son and daughter, John and Anne, lived near us but the rest of the gang are up North in New York and Pennsylvania. We have now relocated to a northern state and my ministry is mostly on the Internet with some blogs and groups. I also assist the pastor at the local Catholic church. I owe my life and conversion/calling to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel de Garabandal, who has brought me to her Son Jesus. I am Their servant and slave! I only want to do the Will of God and glorify the Most Blessed Trinity with my life!